Re: Driver for Microsoft USB Fingerprint Reader

[Alon Bar-Lev <alon.barlev@gmail.com>]

Daniel Bonekeeper wrote:
> Hello Alon !
> Unfortunately I don't have an accessible thinkpad laptop (luckly the
> external usb devices may work the same way). From the USB readers at
> http://www.upek.com/products/usb.asp, which one do you think that fits
> better the hardware on your laptop ?

I think that the TCRE3C is similar to the laptop one. I also 
hope that it is the same... Also the laptop integrated one 
is USB device.

Here is my device information:

Bus 003 Device 011: ID 0483:2016 SGS Thomson Microelectronics
Device Descriptor:
   bLength                18
   bDescriptorType         1
   bcdUSB               1.00
   bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
   bDeviceSubClass         0
   bDeviceProtocol         0
   bMaxPacketSize0         8
   idVendor           0x0483 SGS Thomson Microelectronics
   idProduct          0x2016
   bcdDevice            0.01
   iManufacturer           1 STMicroelectronics
   iProduct                2 Biometric Coprocessor
   iSerial                 0
   bNumConfigurations      1
   Configuration Descriptor:
     bLength                 9
     bDescriptorType         2
     wTotalLength           39
     bNumInterfaces          1
     bConfigurationValue     1
     iConfiguration          0
     bmAttributes         0xa0
       Remote Wakeup
     MaxPower              100mA
     Interface Descriptor:
       bLength                 9
       bDescriptorType         4
       bInterfaceNumber        0
       bAlternateSetting       0
       bNumEndpoints           3
       bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
       bInterfaceSubClass      0
       bInterfaceProtocol      0
       iInterface              0
       Endpoint Descriptor:
         bLength                 7
         bDescriptorType         5
         bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
         bmAttributes            2
           Transfer Type            Bulk
           Synch Type               None
           Usage Type               Data
         wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
         bInterval               0
       Endpoint Descriptor:
         bLength                 7
         bDescriptorType         5
         bEndpointAddress     0x02  EP 2 OUT
         bmAttributes            2
           Transfer Type            Bulk
           Synch Type               None
           Usage Type               Data
         wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
         bInterval               0
       Endpoint Descriptor:
         bLength                 7
         bDescriptorType         5
         bEndpointAddress     0x83  EP 3 IN
         bmAttributes            3
           Transfer Type            Interrupt
           Synch Type               None
           Usage Type               Data
         wMaxPacketSize     0x0004  1x 4 bytes
         bInterval              20


> I was looking for any place that sells those devices and I could not
> find any online (even though I found lots of SDK and matching engines
> that supports them, like VeriFinger).
> 
> Is there any place where I can buy one of those readers ?

Oh... I really don't know...
You can buy a new laptop :)

Best Regards,
Alon Bar-Lev.